Whats the difference between ich, velvet, gill flukes/mites and fish lice?
As was mentioned they are all parasites which any ich medicine or parasidic med will treat. Even if you suspect any of these start treatment. Ich will not go away over night. It will take a minimum of 7 days but can also take up to 14. (and in sever cases 21) There is no quick cure for ich or any of the parasites in that family. To answer your question ich comes in many forms including velvet and is known by many names from white spot, black spot, slime coat disease in short they are all the same. Ich is a naturally occuring parasite in all water sources. Ich will only attach fish who have been stressed or have a deficient immune system. gill flukes/mites Gyrodactylus and dactylogyrus gill flukes lives in the gills and lays eggs in the tank These usually come with the fish and are introduced from new fish. Fish lice: These you can actually see and look like small oval clear ladybugs (best way I can describe them) they feed off mucas lining but will eventually feed on the fish itself. T
